Beverly Hills, 90210 season 5

Beverly Hills, 90210
Season 5
File:Beverly Hills 90210 5.jpg DVD cover
Starring	Jason Priestley Jennie Garth Ian Ziering Gabrielle Carteris Luke Perry Brian Austin Green Tori Spelling Mark Damon Espinoza Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Carol Potter James Eckhouse
No. of episodes	32
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 7, 1994 (1994-09-07) – May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)
Season chronology

The fifth season of Beverly Hills, 90210, an American teen drama television series, began airing on September 7, 1994 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 24, 1995 after 32 episodes. This season follows the gang during their sophomore year in college as they deal with issues that young adults face such as relationships, financial problems, dysfunctional families, parenthood, drug abuse, politics, injuries, self image, sexual assault, domestic violence, and cults.

The fifth season aired Wednesday nights at 8/9c in the United States averaging 14.7 million viewers a week. The season was released on DVD as an eight disc boxed set under the title of Beverly Hills, 90210: The Fifth Season on July 29, 2008 by CBS DVD.

This is Tiffani Thiessen's first season as Valerie Malone and this is the last season for Gabrielle Carteris, Mark Damon Espinoza, Carol Potter and James Eckhouse as series regulars as their characters Andrea Zuckerman, Jesse Vasquez, Cindy Walsh and Jim Walsh, respectively.

Overview

In this season, Dylan's problems with alcohol and drugs come back after the events of the season 4 finale. Brenda decides to stay in drama school in London, leaving her room at the Walsh's house vacant. Cindy and Jim take in their friend's daughter Valerie (who is not as innocent as she seems). This season also marks the start of the Peach Pit's after-hours club, After Dark, initially run by Steve.

Cast

Starring

• Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
• Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
• Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
• Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman-Vasquez
• Luke Perry as Dylan McKay
• Brian Austin Green as David Silver
• Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
• Mark Damon Espinoza as Jesse Vasquez
• Tiffani Thiessen as Valerie Malone
• Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh
• James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh

Also Starring

• Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio
• Kathleen Robertson as Clare Arnold
• Jamie Walters as Ray Pruit

Recurring

• Ann Gillespie as Jackie Taylor
• Christine Elise as Emily Valentine
• Nicholas Pryor as Chancellor Milton Arnold
• Denise Dowse as Vice Principal Yvonne Teasley
• Jed Allan as Rush Sanders
• Casper Van Dien as Griffin Stone
• Jeffery King as Charley Rollins
• James C. Victor as Peter Tucker

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
113	1	"What I Did on My Summer Vacation and Other Stories"	Michael Lange	Charles Rosin & Larry Mollin	September 7, 1994 (1994-09-07)	2194110	21.2
114	2	"Under the Influence"	Scott Paulin	Chip Johannessen	September 14, 1994 (1994-09-14)	2194111	16.2
115	3	"A Clean Slate"	Bethany Rooney	Richard Gollance	September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)	2194112	17.9
116	4	"Life After Death"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	September 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)	2194113	18.5
117	5	"Rave On"	David Semel	Larry Mollin	October 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)	2194114	17.0
118	6	"Homecoming"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Meredith Stiehm	October 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)	2194115	18.0
119	7	"Who's Zoomin' Who?"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Karen Rosin	October 19, 1994 (1994-10-19)	2194116	15.5
120	8	"Things That Go Bang in the Night"	Jason Priestley	Chip Johannessen	October 26, 1994 (1994-10-26)	2194117	18.4
121	9	"Intervention"	Daniel Attias	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	November 2, 1994 (1994-11-02)	2194118	18.0
122	10	"The Dreams of Dylan McKay"	Scott Paulin	Charles Rosin	November 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)	2194119	19.3
123	11	"Hate Is Just a Four-Letter Word"	Les Landau	Teleplay by: Charles Rosin Story by: Richard Gollance	November 16, 1994 (1994-11-16)	2194120	17.1
124	12	"Rock of Ages"	David Semel	Larry Mollin	November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)	2194121	N/A
125	13	"Up in Flames"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Meredith Stiehm	November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)	2194122	17.0
126	14	"Injustice for All"	Michael Lange	Karen Rosin	December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14)	2194123	16.9
127	15	"Christmas Comes This Time Each Year"	Richard Lang	Teleplay by: Max Eisenberg Story by: Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	December 21, 1994 (1994-12-21)	2194124	15.6
128	16	"Sentenced to Life"	Jack Bender	Teleplay by: Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein Story by: Ian Ziering and Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	January 4, 1995 (1995-01-04)	2194125	17.7
129	17	"Sweating it Out"	Jason Priestley	Chip Johannessen	January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11)	2194126	15.3
130	18	"Hazardous to Your Health"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Larry Mollin	January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18)	2194127	16.5
131	19	"Little Monsters"	James Eckhouse	Meredith Stiehm	February 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)	2194128	16.0
132	20	"You Gotta Have Heart"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Max Eisenberg	February 8, 1995 (1995-02-08)	2194129	15.3
133	21	"Stormy Weather"	Bethany Rooney	Teleplay by: Lana Freistat Melman Story by: Larry Mollin	February 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)	2194130	15.8
134	22	"Alone at the Top"	Victor Lobl	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)	2194131	16.6
135	23	"Love Hurts"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Teleplay by: Ken Stringer Story by: Larry Mollin	March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)	2194132	15.5
136	24	"Unreal World"	David Semel	Teleplay by: Meredith Stiehm Story by: Larry Mollin	March 15, 1995 (1995-03-15)	2194133	15.9
137	25	"Double Jeopardy"	Richard Lang	Christine Elise McCarthy & Sam Sarkar	March 29, 1995 (1995-03-29)	2194134	14.8
138	26	"A Song for My Mother"	Chip Chalmers	Max Eisenberg	April 5, 1995 (1995-04-05)	2194135	14.5
139	27	"Squash It"	Les Landau	Teleplay by: Phil Savath Story by: Larry Mollin	April 12, 1995 (1995-04-12)	2194136	13.3
140	28	"Girls on the Side"	Victor Lobl	Meredith Stiehm	May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03)	2194137	11.4
141	29	"The Real McCoy"	Jason Priestley	Teleplay by: Charles Rosin Story by: Charles Rosin & Larry Mollin	May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10)	2194138	11.4
142	30	"Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)	2194139	13.6
143 144	31 32	"P.S. I Love You"	Victor Lobl	Larry Mollin & Chip Johannessen	May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)	2194140A-2194140B	17.1

Soundtrack

Main article: Beverly Hills 90210 (soundtrack)

Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years was released at the beginning of season 5 but the cover art was from the fourth season and the costumes were from the season 4 episode "Twenty Years Ago Today".

Ratings

Season	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	TV season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
5th	Wednesday 8/9C	September 7, 1994	May 24, 1995	1994–1995	#46	14.7

Home media

The DVD release of season five was released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. The release has all episodes from season 5, but unlike the other season releases, it does not have any special features.

The Fifth Season
Set details			Special features
32 episodes 1370 minutes (Region 1); 1370 minutes (Region 2); 8-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish and French (Region 1)
Release dates
United States	United Kingdom
July 29, 2008	February 9, 2009

The season is also available on CBS All Access; however, some episodes are missing due to copyright permissions. The missing episodes are: 12, 20, and 25.